About this Item: Doubleday, 1977. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. WHY BUY from book sellers who fail to accurately describe with particularity the ACTUAL condition of the book you're considering purchasing? THIS is a very good condition hard cover. The red cloth binding is tight, square, corners are sharp and undamaged, and is internally clean and NOT marked. Stated first edition of this highly regarded translation. Text block is clean on all sides and without foxing. 633 pages. Not an ex-library copy. Smallish DEFECT noted: Front pastedown (page opposite the facing front end page) dimpled (approx. 1") at bottom edge, clearly as manufactured. NOTES REGARDING DUST JACKET: Dust jacket shows minor wear along edges, minor chip at upper corner of front panel, 2 spots of staining (less than 1/2" taken together) on front of cover. Dust jacket is price-clipped, but is otherwise attractive and NOT faded, and is enclosed in a removable mylar sleeve. QUOTED FROM THE INSIDE FLAP: "Here, for readers of all ages, is the first new translation of all two hundred and ten tales of the Brothers Grimm in half a century. Ralph Manheim, highly acclaimed for his translations of Céline, Gunter Grass, and others, has rediscovered in the original German editions of the Grimms' works the unadorned, direct rhythm of the oral form in which they were first recorded. He has retained their ageless magic and mythology and restored the extraordinary vitality and wit, the acute perceptions of human strength and frailty mirrored in the facets of these small gems. Here are stories of generosity and greed, slyness and stupidity, laziness and ambition. There are stories of princesses and poor girls, of thieves, witches, and handsome princes, of foxes and geese, cats and mice, donkeys and devils. There are all the familiar stories to be read in their original vigor and a host of little-known treasures to be discovered. Grimm's Tales are an indispensable record of Western culture and this noteworthy new translation restores them to the access of every modern reader and listener." SHIPS from Eugene, Oregon, USA. Due to the size and weight of this book, INTERNATIONAL orders may require additional postage at prevailing USPS rates. Location: FV. Seller Inventory # ABE-1501095139838